Sightsavers Ireland Film Festival – A Vision for Action at Lighthouse Cinema, Dublin
Sightsavers Ireland Film Festival – A Vision for Action at Lighthouse Cinema, Dublin
October 13 @ 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm IST
Sightsavers Ireland Film Festival is an evening of powerful storytelling, advocacy, and awareness through a special Film Festival presented to mark World Sight Day in 2025, featuring a compelling selection of short films and documentaries presented on 13 October 2025 from 5.30-9pm at the Lighthouse Cinema, Market Street S, Smithfield, Dublin 7, D07 R6YE.
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Free admission, RSVP to comms@sightsavers.ie
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This October, Sightsavers Ireland invites you to an evening of powerful storytelling, advocacy, and awareness as we host a special Film Festival to mark World Sight Day 2025. Through a compelling selection of short films and documentaries, we will explore the global impact of avoidable blindness and the importance of inclusive eye health – but also go further, examining how disability inclusion, equal rights, and full participation in civic and political life are essential to building a just and equitable world. This event aims to shine a light on what’s possible when we turn vision into action. Through the lens of filmmakers, activists, and those with lived experience, the festival invites audiences to see the world differently, and be inspired to take action for a future where no one is left behind.
This event promotes a human rights agenda by centering the voices, experiences, and rights of people with disabilities, particularly those affected by visual impairment, within broader conversations on inclusion, equity, and participation. Held in recognition of World Sight Day 2025, the event highlights the right to health, especially access to inclusive and affordable eye care, as a fundamental human right that remains out of reach for millions globally.
Through a carefully curated programme of short films and documentaries, the festival also addresses key rights often denied to people with disabilities, including the right to be heard, to participate in political and civic life, and to live free from discrimination. By showcasing stories of resilience, advocacy, and systemic change, the festival seeks to challenge stigma, raise public awareness, and inspire meaningful action towards disability inclusion and equality.
Crucially, the event is designed to be fully accessible, affirming the right to participate in cultural life on an equal basis. In doing so, the festival embodies and promotes the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, helping to build a future where no one is left behind.
Sightsavers works with partners in more than 30 low- and middle-income countries across Africa and Asia to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote the rights of people with disabilities.
Our vision is of world in which no one is blind from avoidable causes and where people with disabilities participate equally in society. We aim to ensure that eye health services are inclusive, equitable and affordable to all, especially women and people with disabilities.
We work to promote inclusive education, giving all children the chance to learn, lead and thrive. We also support the inclusion of adults with disabilities through projects focusing on economic empowerment and political participation.
Sightsavers Ireland is in operation for 20 years and Sightsavers global was founded in 1950 with over 75 years’ experience in development and eye health. Sightsavers Ireland works directly with the global Sightsavers organisation to implement programme work providing oversight and input from all levels of the organisation to ensure maximum impact.
World Sight Day 2025 takes place on Thursday 9 October.
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